The latest update from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, confirmed rising casualties and devastation amid “heavy Israeli bombardment from air, land and sea”. “From the afternoon of (Saturday) 2 December to the afternoon of (Sunday) 3 December, at least 316 people were killed and at least another 664 injured in Gaza,” OCHA’s situation update…
Among them is young Senegalese singer and rapper Oumy Gueye, who goes by OMG and was triggered to embrace climate action when her grandparents’ home in Bargny east of the Senegalese capital Dakar was destroyed by rising seas. She has been collaborating with UN humanitarian affairs coordination office OCHA to advocate for humanitarian causes in the Sahel…
—File photo India’s Neeraj Chopra, who made history in javelin throw competitions, told fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah how to increase the speed of the ball. In a statement Neeraj Chopra said that I like Jasprit Bumrah, his bowling action is unique. Neeraj Chopra says, I think Bumrah should make the run-up a bit longer to…
Former national team captain Sarfraz Ahmed says that Shan Masood is leading the team well, Prime Minister XI is a good team for the 4-day match, we will get good practice. While talking to the media in Australia, Sarfraz Ahmed said that Shan Masood is captaining for the first time, captaincy is a matter of…
Preparations for the Test series against Australia have started. Pakistan cricket team held its first training session in Canberra. The Pakistani team did physical training and fielding, but then the rain and hail started, the practice stopped but the fun started. There was so much rain and hail that the team had to practice indoor…
Photo: File Test cricketer Iftikhar Ahmed says that criticism of legendary cricketers affects the performance of players, it is not appropriate to talk negatively on TV. During a special interview with Geo News, Iftikhar Ahmed said that he wishes the team all the best during the tour of Australia. The team consists of young players,…
Shoaib Malik, the former captain of the Pakistan cricket team, has crossed another milestone in T20 cricket. Shoaib Malik completed 1000 fours in T20 cricket. Pakistani all-rounder Shoaib Malik scored 84 runs with the help of 6 fours and 4 sixes in the national T20 today. Shoaib Malik became the first Pakistani cricketer to hit…
Our planet has logged higher mean temperatures each year, with 2023 set to be the hottest on record. Ice sheets are melting and an unprecedented rate. Wildfires have made the air hazardous in some regions, while in other floods regularly threaten to contaminate drinking water. Against this backdrop, more and more people are being affected…
“Silence the guns and return to dialogue – the suffering inflicted on civilians is too much to bear. More violence is not the answer. It will bring neither peace nor security,” Volker Türk said in a statement, voicing deep concern that negotiations towards a continuation of last week’s pause had reportedly stalled. Fighting resumed on…
As the fourth day of this year’s UN climate conference got under way, the UN chief stated: “The fossil fuel industry is finally starting to wake up, but the promises made clearly fall short of what is required.” Reacting to the pledge announced on Saturday by several major oil and gas companies to reduce methane…
